Victor Wooten is a bad man. Hunter s Thompson used to say about the Grateful Dead that if they came near you, beat you way in with a tire iron if necessary. That's how I feel about Victor Wooten and his family band
Every time I see Victor I just want him to play some meaningful music, he just wanks on the bass all the time. Of course he is amazing and I think his best (most musical) work was wil Bella Fleck..
I met him once in Indy at a guitar center. Really cool and down to earth guy. I had no clue who he was, but my friend Ryan who's a bass player knew of him. We chatted for a 40 minutes..
I've seen Victor several times between Soul Circus and his other solo gigs, and I have to say that he and his band mates are not only incredible musicians, but incredible performers. These guys know how to put on a show.
Tears of joy come to my eyes when I hear victor play. He turns into an alien when that bass guitar is in his hands. Wow. Still the VERY BEST BASSISTS FOR THE NEXT TEN GENERATIONS on this Earth or may be more ,Victor.
I agree for the most part. By that, I mean that I always considered him the best, because he always was. But I highly, HIGHLY recommend you check out Charles Berthoud here on RU-vid. I genuinely believe he's surpassed Victor as far as technical ability. Idk about improv, but Charles is absolutely mind blowing, and is still incredibly musical. He has some goofy videos that are just for fun, but if you watch a few of them, you'll see what I mean. Especially his more serious videos. It's unbelievable what he can do.
I think if Victor suddenly had a case of the hiccups, they would be in syncopation. He reminds me of Winton Marsalis, the level of musicianship, the level of musical knowledge( theory & history) & the level of passion they both have that just seems to continue to grow. Mad Respect to these men.
